Biology
Childbirth Still a Risky Undertaking in Many Countries
The U.N. has made improving maternal health a major goal for 2015, but progress has been slow despite good science on what makes motherhood safer
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Technology
Getting Personal: A Q&A with a PARC Pioneer Reflecting on "The Office of the Future" 40 Years Later
Palo Alto Research Center research fellow David Biegelsen, who has been at Xerox's legendary R&D lab from the beginning, talks with Scientific American about being at the forefront of the personal computing revolution that changed the way we work and live, along with the lab's other successes and setbacks...
Biology
New Tyrannosaur Discoveries Reveal Details about T. rex [Slide Show]
A flood of new tyrannosaur finds is helping to shed light on how their gargantuan successor developed
Biology
A 1996 Federal Budget Amendment Darkens the Future of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
A recent federal court injunction based on a congressional budget amendment passed years before the first human embryonic stem cells were isolated has thrown many of the field's ongoing projects into limbo...
Technology
Flash in the Can? More Powerful Next-Gen Memory Chips Wait in the Wings
HP, IBM and some of the industry's heaviest hitters have their sights set on improving memory for mobile devices, but few can compete with flash's low cost
Space & Physics
Holst's Planets Revisited: New York City Band Follows in Composer's Footsteps
A new album from the group One Ring Zero envisions a journey through the solar system and beyond
Space & Physics
8 of the Most Extreme Places in the Solar System [Slide Show]
A new book highlights the most unique locations in the solar system, some of which are surprisingly close to home
Mind & Brain
Why a Good Deal Can Seem Unfair
Something is better than nothing, right? Not if you feel cheated, as experimental money games show
Environment
How Can Los Angeles Adapt to Coming Climate Change?
Climate change can’t alter the blue skies or access to the beach and mountains, but it will pose four tangible threats: The summers will grow hotter, the air will be smoggier, there will be more fires, and there will be much less water...
Biology
Rabbit Rest: Can Lab-grown Human Skin Replace Animals in Toxicity Testing?
New experimental models based on three-dimensional reconstructions of human skin are helping to reduce chemical testing on live animals, but cannot yet replace animals altogether
Biology
Got E. coli? Raw Milk's Appeal Grows Despite Health Risks
Bacterial outbreaks are traced back to nonpasteurized milk, yet proponents claim it is healthier and tastes better
Technology
Attractive Therapy: Magnetic Brain Stimulation Gaining Favor as Treatment for Depression
More doctors are turning to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of their patient's brains, but fears of possible seizures may be limiting its growth as a therapeutic tool...
Technology
Morse's Telegraph
This wonder of the age is likely to be used throughout the nation
Technology
Improved Rail-Road Cars
Streamlined designs have passengers comfortably moving faster than a steamboat on still water
Space & Physics
A Little Flight Music: NASA Contest for Wake-Up Songs Prompts Astronauts to Recall Tuneful Highlights
From daily wake-up songs to portable music players, music is a big part of life in orbit
